Pathfinder: Every bird has a story, and each has something to teach us

11:51 PM,
Sep. 21, 2012

Written by

Kevin Cook
Pathfinder

Golden eagles hike the mountain sky much as people hike the mountainsides. Their flight is a ballad of the hide and seek that is the story of survival. For them and their prey.

Mountain bluebirds - now in the meadow, now in the aspen grove - perch atop fence posts and mullein stalks. Their presence is a poem of grace that reminds us beauty is found where you look for it.

Cliff swallows spend summer building and using mud nests crowded beneath bridges. Though swallows leave for winter, their nests remain, making a place to stay of a structure built for moving on. In such contrast of purpose and outcome ...